Google

Staff AI/ML Software Engineer, YouTube Ads Creative Foundations

Google • $207K — $300K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or relevant field; equivalent experience accepted.
  • 8 years of software development experience.
  • 5 years in testing and launching software products.
  • 5 years building large-scale infrastructure or distributed systems.
  • 3 years in software design and architecture.
  • Experience in designing or deploying machine learning infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the architecture and scaling of next-gen infrastructure for AI/ML applications.
  • Define and implement the technical roadmap for foundational infrastructure.
  • Design distributed systems for complex GenAI and media-processing tasks.
  • Create and enhance experiment infrastructure for model training and deployment.
  • Collaborate with leadership and teams to align technical capabilities with business objectives.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs.
  • Retirement savings plan with company match.
  • Opportunities for professional development and growth.
  • Flexible work schedule and remote work options.
  • Generous paid time off and holiday policy.
Full Job Description
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Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development.
  • 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
  • 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
  • 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
  • Experience designing or deploying machine learning (ML) infrastructure or platforms.

Preferred qualifications:
  • Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
  • 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
  • 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.
  • Proficiency in deep learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch) and cloud/distributed data technologies.


Responsibilities
  • Serve as the technical leader responsible for architecting, scaling, and steering the next-generation infrastructure that powers our AI/ML applications. You will operate at the intersection of Ads, YouTube, and GenAI research to build high-throughput systems that enable seamless creative generation and optimization.
  • Define the technical roadmap and architect scalable foundational infrastructure, including creative data engines, generation and rendering pipelines, and agentic orchestration frameworks.
  • Design and optimize distributed systems to manage complex GenAI and heavy media-processing workloads efficiently.
  • Build and mature experiment and learning infrastructure to accelerate model training, evaluation, and rapid deployment.
  • Partner with Product Management, Research, and executive leadership to align infrastructure capabilities with long-term business goals. Guide, mentor, and elevate executive and junior engineers on the team, fostering a culture of technical excellence and execution.


Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) 20% bonus target equity benefits

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About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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